The AlmaLinux OS Foundation will hold a free one-day event in downtown Los Angeles on July 18 focused on media and entertainment users. A new AlmaLinux edition tailored for VFX and animation studios is set to debut there.
The gathering is scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the E-Central Downtown Los Angeles Hotel. It is timed one day before SIGGRAPH 2026 to allow technical discussions among VFX engineers, sysadmins, and open source contributors. Sessions will address GPU driver integration for production, the economics of large-scale cloud rendering, and the AlmaLinux 2026/27 roadmap. The main announcement is the launch of a dedicated AlmaLinux Media & Entertainment edition developed by the Media & Entertainment SIG, which began work in December 2025. Registration is open now with a hard cap on attendance. The first 100 registrants will receive a special gift. A call for speakers remains open until June 5, 2026, with interest in topics such as render farm architecture and security response.